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Middle Staple Tor
Grid ref: SX 5404 7563 Find this on the Map Reference Finder
On walking routes: Abbot's Way
Middle Staple Tor commands a fine position above the Middle Walkham Valley, with views southward between King's and Vixen Tor. The main tor has a collapsed avenue and prominent xenoliths from granite magma intrusion. The eastern side has a spectacular ruined rampart, and remnants of granite setts used for street cobbles in Tavistock and Plymouth remain visible.
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